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May 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions in Rainbow Cup SA Match
Date: Saturday, 08th May 2021Time: 16h00Venue: Jonsson Kings Park, DurbanReferee: Marius van der WesthuizenAssistant Referees: AJ Jacobs, Rasta RasivhengeTelevision Match Official: Egon Seconds Continuity in team selection is gold for coaches and Cell C...
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May 6, 21 •
1135 Views •
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Comments Off on Voster becomes #TrueToTheBlue
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of centre Harold Voster, who returns to South Africa from Japan. Voster enjoyed a stellar career across the Jukskei where he represented the Xerox Golden Lions and Emirates Lions accumulating 70 caps...
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Apr 30, 21 •
1816 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, Guinness Pro14, International, National, Rainbow Cup, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on DHL extends record-breaking title sponsorship of DHL Stormers and DHL WP
Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) is pleased to announce a multi-year extension of their partnership with DHL, to continue their long-standing relationship until the end of the 2023/2024 season. DHL first signed on as title sponsor of the two...
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Apr 30, 21 •
1124 Views •
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Comments Off on William Small-Smith retires from rugby following a 10-year professional career
William Small-Smith has announced that he will be hanging up his boots following a professional rugby career of 10 years. After sustaining an injury during a Currie Cup match against the Sharks in December 2020 in Bloemfontein, he has been medically advised...
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Apr 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Du Toit returns for DHL Stormers in PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener
The 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit will make his long-awaited return from injury for the DHL Stormers in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener against the Cell C Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Du Toit was originally sidelined...
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Apr 30, 21 •
1254 Views •
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Comments Off on Powerful Vodacom Bulls team named for Rainbow Cup opener
The Vodacom Bulls welcome back a wealth of experience as Director of Rugby Jake White named his match day squad to battle the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld on 1 May 2021. The backs are headlined by new recruit James Verity-Amm who gets his first...
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Apr 30, 21 •
1034 Views •
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Comments Off on PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA Preview – Round 1
The domestic rugby scene is set to explode back into action on Saturday as the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA kicks off, marking the DHL Stormers, Cell C Sharks, Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions’ competition debuts. The DHL Stormers will host the Cell C Sharks in the...
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Apr 29, 21 •
1101 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play DHL Stormers in the first Rainbow Cup SA Match
Date: Saturday, 1st May 2021Time: 14h00Venue: Cape Town Stadium, Cape TownReferee: Jaco PeyperAssistant Referees: AM Jacobs, Aimee Barrett-TheronTelevision Match Official: Stuart Berry Rainbow Cup SA gets under way this weekend with the Cell C Sharks heading...
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Apr 23, 21 •
1143 Views •
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Comments Off on Revised PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA schedule confirmed
The revised schedule for the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA will see three consecutive “Super Saturdays” of top-class local rugby action, starting next weekend on 1 May with encounters in Cape Town and Pretoria SA Rugby and PRO14 Rugby announced the amended...
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Apr 21, 21 •
974 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, National, Rainbow Cup, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dual tournament approach to Rainbow Cup announced
PRO14 Rugby and SA Rugby will operate dual Rainbow Cup tournaments with no cross-hemisphere fixtures in the absence of formal approvals in place to allow the South African teams to enter the UK & Ireland it was announced on Wednesday. Despite a colossal...
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Apr 19, 21 •
1019 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Committed Kitshoff to lead DHL Stormers
Experienced prop Steven Kitshoff has signed a three-year contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) and has been appointed DHL Stormers captain. The Rugby World Cup-winner is no stranger to the role, having captained the DHL Stormers...
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Apr 15, 21 •
1186 Views •
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Comments Off on Law trials confirmed for PRO14 Rainbow Cup
Three innovative law variations have been approved by World Rugby for use in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup – red card replacements, captain’s challenge and goal-line drop-outs. The law trials were proposed by the PRO14’s Sports & Regulatory Committee and...
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Apr 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on Kick-off times for Rainbow Cup openers confirmed
Kick-off times and dates for the first three rounds of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup has been confirmed, with the opening game – a coastal derby between the DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks in Cape Town – getting proceedings underway in South Africa. The match...
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Mar 26, 21 •
1174 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PRO14 Rainbow Cup kick-off confirmed
The Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers’ first foray into Europe has been confirmed with the news that the PRO14 Rainbow Cup will kick-off on the weekend of 24 April, with fixtures for the first three rounds now established. Three...
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Mar 16, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DAVIDSON TO MAKE DEBUT IN GROUND-BREAKING WEEKEND FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Hollie Davidson will take charge of her first Guinness PRO14 match this weekend after the Scottish match official was appointed to the Round 16 game between Munster Rugby and Benetton Rugby. Additionally, Joy Neville (IRFU) will serve as Television Match...
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Jan 25, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on FIXTURES CONFIRMED FOR GUINNESS PRO14 CONCLUSION
Fixtures for the conclusion of the Guinness PRO14 campaign have been scheduled with kick-off times and broadcasters confirmed for Round 12 through to Round 16. A total of 29 fixtures will take place between February 19 and March 22 with the Conference winners...
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Oct 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on Leinster Rugby Team News – Dragons (H)
The Leinster Rugby team has been named by Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen ahead of tomorrow’s first round of the Guinness PRO14 against the Dragons in the RDS Arena (Kick Off: 8.15pm – live on eir Sport & TG4). With Dublin in Level 3 of the...
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Oct 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on Cardiff Blues Team News
Willis Halaholo returns to the Cardiff Blues starting line-up for the Guinness PRO14 curtain raiser against Zebre at Stadio Lanfranchi on Friday (KO 6.00pm GMT). The centre has been sidelined since suffering a significant knee injury in a Challenge Cup clash...
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Oct 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on Benetton Rugby Team News
After a wait of over a month – the last match of the Lions was on 30 August, the victory in the derby against the Zebre – Benetton Rugby is back to play an official match. It does so for the opening round of the Guinness PRO14 2020/2021, a...
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Oct 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on Jarvis returns for Dragons to face Leinster Rugby
Prop Aaron Jarvis is recalled to the starting line-up as Dragons name the team to face champions Leinster Rugby in the opening game of the Guinness PRO14 season on Friday evening (kick-off 8.15pm). Former Wales international Jarvis is one of three changes...
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Oct 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on Ulster Rugby team announced for first game of 2020/21 season
The Ulster match-day squad has been named for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 opener versus Benetton Rugby at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 8.15pm). In the back three, Jacob Stockdale has been selected to start at full-back and will be joined by Rob Lyttle and Craig...
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Sep 11, 20 •
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Comments Off on Leinster Rugby Squad named for Guinness PRO14 Final
The Leinster Rugby team to face Ulster Rugby in the Final of the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow in the Aviva Stadium has been named by Leinster Head Coach Leo Cullen (KO 7.35pm – live on eir Sport, TG4 & RTÉ Radio). Cullen has made a number of changes...
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Sep 11, 20 •
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Comments Off on Henderson to return for Leinster showdown
Ulster Head Coach, Dan McFarland, has confirmed the match-day squad for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Final versus Leinster (Aviva Stadium, 7.35pm). The Ulster men will be boosted by the return of club captain, Iain Henderson, who will be making his first...
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Sep 4, 20 •
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Comments Off on Edinburgh’s Gilchrist hits 150 as Scotland stars return for Ulster Semi-Final
Scotland lock Grant Gilchrist makes his 150th appearance as Edinburgh Rugby welcome back a cohort of internationalists for tomorrow night’s Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final against Ulster at BT Murrayfield (Saturday 5 September, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on...
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Sep 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Munster Rugby Team for the Semi-Final
The Munster side has been named for Friday night’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final against Leinster at the Aviva Stadium (7.35pm, live on eir Sport). There are three changes to the side that defeated Connacht last week with Stephen Archer, Billy Holland and Jack...
